Bill Text: IL SB2098 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor's Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the Best Practices Protocol Committee.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Failed) 2021-01-13 - Session Sine Die [SB2098 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-SB2098-Introduced.html
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| 1 | AN ACT concerning criminal law.
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| 2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | Section 5. The State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor's | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Act is amended by changing Section 4.12 as follows:
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| 6 | (725 ILCS 210/4.12) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Sec. 4.12. Best Practices Protocol Committee. The Board | |||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | shall shall establish a Best Practices Protocol Committee which | |||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | shall evaluate and recommend a Best Practices Protocol on | |||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | specific issues related to the investigation and prosecution of | |||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | serious criminal offenses. The Best Practices Committee shall | |||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | review the causes of wrongful convictions and make | |||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | recommendations to improve and enhance public safety, with due | |||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | consideration for the rights of the accused. The Best Practices | |||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Protocol Committee shall: | |||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | (1) Propose enhanced procedures relevant to the | |||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | investigation and prosecution of criminal offenses. | |||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | (2) Collaborate with law enforcement partners in the | |||||||||||||||||||
| 19 | development of enhanced procedures. | |||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | (3) Review public and private sector reports dealing | |||||||||||||||||||
| 21 | with reduction of wrongful convictions. | |||||||||||||||||||
| 22 | (4) Identify and assess innovations to the criminal | |||||||||||||||||||
| 23 | justice system. | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 1 | (5) Examine scientific studies concerning new | ||||||
| 2 | procedures. | ||||||
| 3 | (6) Create training programs for prosecutors and | ||||||
| 4 | police on the best practice protocols developed by the | ||||||
| 5 | Committee in collaboration with law enforcement. | ||||||
| 6 | (7) Review specific proposals submitted by the General | ||||||
| 7 | Assembly by way of resolution and report back its findings | ||||||
| 8 | and recommendations in a timely manner.
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| 9 | (Source: P.A. 98-938, eff. 8-15-14.)
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